Tech Tip Tuesday

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"Teachery" Tech Tips for this week:

It's summer, so my focus will be on Tech Tips that can help teachers in their classrooms.

1.  ViewPure allows you to "watch YouTube videos without comments, ads, or other distractions".  It's in beta, and just as awesome as it sounds!  I've been using it extensively this week while I've been building a course in Moodle (which is equally awesome for blended learning).

2.  EdPuzzle allows you to crop, add your own audio track, record audio notes, and ask questions of the viewers.  You can pull videos directly from YouTube, Khan Academy, LearnZillion, National Geographic, TED Talks, Vimeo, and more!  You can even use content developed by other EdPuzzle users.  It will send your creations directly to your Google Classroom, if you wish, or you can use the URL link.  Another exceptional tool for blended learning!

3.  youcubed, sponsored by Stanford University, offers a week of iMath with lessons and activities for use in your classroom.  Jo Boaler specializes in growth mindsets and the field of math, and offers an extensive research-based collection of amazing resources on the site.  Check it out!

What have you been using this week?

Tech Tip Tuesday

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I recently attended Chromebooks in the Classroom training courtesy of MOREnet.  Next year, our middle school is going 1:1, and an elementary building and our high school should be 2:1.   I learned a lot of helpful tips and tricks, and would share the following ones first with students.

Chromebook Tech Tips:

1.  Use the search key (magnifying glass where caps lock usually is).  It opens a smaller window to do a Google search and is a shortcut to apps.

2.  Keyboard Shortcuts: Use Control, Alt, and ? to highlight what the shortcuts are.  When the smaller window is open, hold in on Control, Alt, Shift, or Search (magnifying glass) individually to see what the shortcuts are ~ Game Changer!

3.  Make a Split Screen: Use Alt { to split your screen to the left.  Use a second time to make it smaller, and a third time to go back to original size.  Alt }  does the same thing for a right split.

4.  Unique Keys on Your Chromebook Keyboard list via Chromebook Help

What Chromebook tips have you discovered?

Tech Tip Tuesday

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Tech Tip for this week:

Organize Your Google Drive.  I actually walked the kids through the process, organizing my Drive as I went, but gave them a reference as well.  I usually need to revisit my own drive about once a month to clean it up, as I am not good about filing documents as I create them.

I leave a few frequently used documents out of files for easier access, including my digital "To Do List".

What tech tips have you discovered this week?

Tech Tip Tuesday

Each Tuesday, students can sign up to share a "Tech Tip" ~ something they have recently discovered and think would be useful to others.  We are currently using a shared Google Doc with the above image as our form to sign up and share.  Early on in the school year, I am usually the only one sharing a tech tip.  As the year progresses, more and more students sign up, but I usually have something that I want to share as well. These range from the simple (but useful) keyboard shortcuts, to valuable websites or apps we have discovered, to more complex programming tips.  It has been a great way for us to grow as learners together!